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. 2016 Aug 26;16(1):888. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3570-3

Table 2.

Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (95 % confidence intervals) for the development of metabolic syndrome, the Ryobi Health Survey 2009 – 2010 (n = 430)

Cases (n) Incident rate (per 1000 person-years) Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
HR 95 % CI p value HR 95 % CI p value HR 95 % CI p value HR 95 % CI p value
Total sedentary time (≥1-min bout)
 Q1 22 62.5 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Q2 23 68.0 1.23 (0.63 – 2.39) 0.542 1.39 (0.67 – 2.86) 0.376 1.37 (0.66 – 2.82) 0.398 1.50 (0.73 – 3.09) 0.272
 Q3 20 63.3 1.66 (0.88 – 3.13) 0.116 1.87 (0.94 – 3.72) 0.075 1.84 (0.92 – 3.68) 0.083 1.76 (0.87 – 3.55) 0.118
 Q4 18 56.6 1.12 (0.56 – 2.21) 0.752 1.30 (0.61 – 2.76) 0.500 1.26 (0.59 – 2.69) 0.559 1.55 (0.70 – 3.43) 0.278
Non-prolonged sedentary time (<30-min bout)
 Q1 16 52.6 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Q2 18 55.9 0.71 (0.38 – 1.31) 0.268 0.72 (0.39 – 1.34) 0.298 0.71 (0.38 – 1.33) 0.287 0.79 (0.42 – 1.48) 0.465
 Q3 27 81.3 0.82 (0.45 – 1.48) 0.500 0.82 (0.45 – 1.51) 0.520 0.81 (0.44 – 1.49) 0.491 1.09 (0.59 – 2.03) 0.785
 Q4 22 60.1 0.85 (0.47 – 1.52) 0.573 0.85 (0.47 – 1.56) 0.606 0.83 (0.45 – 1.52) 0.546 1.08 (0.57 – 2.02) 0.817
Prolonged sedentary time (≥30-min bout)
 Q1 20 58.3 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Q2 23 70.6 2.58 (1.24 – 5.37) 0.011 2.71 (1.29 – 5.68) 0.009 2.72 (1.30 – 5.73) 0.008 3.03 (1.42 – 6.49) 0.004
 Q3 21 64.4 2.16 (1.02 – 4.59) 0.045 2.41 (1.11 – 5.25) 0.026 2.42 (1.11 – 5.25) 0.026 2.25 (1.03 – 4.92) 0.040
 Q4 19 57.8 2.49 (1.18 – 5.24) 0.017 2.86 (1.31 – 6.21) 0.008 2.85 (1.31 – 6.18) 0.008 2.90 (1.30 – 6.44) 0.009

HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval. Sedentary variables were adjusted for time spent wearing the device using the residual method prior to classifying into sex-specific quartiles. Model 1 was adjusted for sex and age. Model 2 was adjusted for sex, age, education, smoking, and family income. Model 3 was additionally adjusted for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Model 4 was additionally adjusted for waist circumference. Cut-offs for quartiles were 106.7, 165.5, and 269.2 min/day for men, and 65.1, 122.7, and 195.4 for women among those who wore the accelerometer device for the average amount of wear-time